3-4 Chord Songs

uke_rob · Jul 17, 2011

Any 3-4 Chord songs (5 at a push) that are nice and easy for beginners to start learning ?

I would (personally) be looking for some rock type songs ideally, or some classics.

Thanks

Kanaka916 · Jul 17, 2011

See this thread . . . C G Am F

uke_rob · Jul 17, 2011

Shiiiiii....

That is a lot of songs! Thanks for the link. Now I will just look them up for chords and strumming patterns.

ichadwick · Jul 17, 2011

A lot of Dylan songs are in the 3-4 chord category, too. Any 12-bar blues has three chords as does a lot of derivative 50s' rock. A lot of older country music has 3-4. Folk music too.

hoosierhiver · Jul 17, 2011

Mel Bay sells a book "101 Three chord songs", It's all in G,C,D, put you can change the key of course.

uke_rob · Jul 17, 2011

I will have to look out for that book, cheers hoosierhiver.

I was just looking for some rocky type songs to play and hoped they could be found.

Cheers

the_ominator · Jul 17, 2011

hey ya by outcast. it has only 4 chords. there's even a live lesson for it.

hoosierhiver · Jul 17, 2011

Ring of Fire, Stir it Up, both three chord songs

uke_rob · Jul 17, 2011

Thanks guys. Where is best for getting these songs online?

The one thing with some of these sites is lack of strumming patterns

cjensen91910 · Jul 18, 2011

Here is one site that has a lot of content and will transpose for you.

http://www.chordie.com/

vetcvm · Jul 18, 2011

creep by radiohead (G, B7, C, CM)
My girl by Nirvana (A, D, C, E, A)

Manalishi · Jul 18, 2011

uke rob,I wouldn't worry about 'strumming patterns'.
Some newbies make far too much of them! If the
sheet you have tells you to strum X number of times
per bar/per line whatever,it may be what the original
artist did BUT IT MAY NOT SUIT YOU and your style!
I teach a beginners class and we learn the chords and
the lyrics.Basically we strum in 4/4 time for everything
AT FIRST! Then,as you learn the song/tune you may
decide to vary to a different 'pattern'.The main thing is
to play in a way that is comfortable for you without too
much 'technological input'.Play it,strum it and enjoy it,
don't waste your time and your life analysing it!

DAPuke · Jul 18, 2011

uke_rob said:
I will have to look out for that book, cheers hoosierhiver.

I was just looking for some rocky type songs to play and hoped they could be found.

Cheers

here's another good song site. Some have youtube video's you can play along with.
http://www.scorpex.net/Uke/
Don

bazmaz · Jul 18, 2011

Lots on my beginner site here

http://www.gotaukulele.com/p/ukulele-song-sheets.html

All pretty simple, many of them well known

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